Weeknight pasta bolognese
2
Points®
Total Time
40 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
You don't need hours and hours of time to make a hearty, satisfying, delicious bolognese sauce. Our version can be made in 40 minutes from start to finish. Using fresh summer tomatoes really gives this sauce a leg up! After the ground beef is browned, add fresh basil and oregano, as well as a bit of garlic. Then stir in the tomatoes, salt, pepper, and ground nutmeg, and smash away at the sauce with a spoon until the sauce is nice and thickened. After adding the tomatoes, the bolognese should be ready to go in just 15 minutes. We love it with long linguine, but feel free to use any other type of whole wheat pasta you may have on hand.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 spray(s)
Uncooked 90% lean ground beef
5 oz
Fresh basil
2 Tbsp, loosely packed, finely chopped
Fresh oregano
2 Tbsp, loosely packed, finely chopped
Jarred minced garlic
2 tsp
Tomato
7 medium, globe variety, chopped
Table salt
½ tsp
Black pepper
½ tsp
Ground nutmeg
¼ tsp
Cooked whole wheat pasta
6 oz, linguine, cooked and drained according the package
